Monochrome Magnolia

This weeks theme at Magnolia is 'Monochrome' =shades of one colour plus white. I decided to go with the black and white as I've never done this combo before. The sketch I followed was over at 'Create 4 Fun', this card was also entered into the following challenges:
Daring Card Makers-need to use punches, part of the flowers layers are punched as is the sentiment.
Secret Crafter- Halloween
Magnolia Down Under-Distressing
Incy Wincy Designs- favourite embellishment......my fave is using flowers

Too Many Scallops ---My Time To Craft Challenge

Cute card thursday

This is the only stamp that has anything to do with drink on it but being as tea is my favourite tipple surely this counts as drinking

Wedding Card

The theme at One Stop Craft challenge is celebration........I followed the sketch at Cupcake Challenge and Die Cut Dreams have the theme of wedding so thats 3in1. The stamped design is a Sugar Nellie, the backing paper is from Debbie Moore, the embossed design of this paper is delish and is fab for celebration cards.The vellum is from the Laurence Llewelin collection and the border is punched using the heart Martha Stewart punch.The three metal roses are from a bead show. I used crystal sickles to highlight the dress detail.

White Christmas Card

The theme at colour create this week is All White......bit of a challenge this week as I don't possess alot of white stash ...but had a dig around, its surprising what you find especially all the stash you forgot you had, better not tell hubby as I won't have an excuse for more retail therapy.Anyway back to the challenge I used a stamp from Personel Impressions...really sweet church design me thinks (you are allowed to colour the image) its had glamour dust and Flower Soft snow effect  added, the background was punched and the snowflakes embossed in Holographic, I embossed the background using cuttlebug snowflake and added white pearls and ribbon. Snowflake embellisments are from Papermania. The sketch was followed from Sketch Saturday and at Simon Says this weeks theme is All That Sparkles and this card has cetainly got alot of sparkle but doesn't photograph that well....Creative card Crew have the theme of Snowflakes Stamp with fun have the theme of a scene

My First challenge Card

This is my first card as a design team member at  My Time To Craft the theme this week is RIP IT UP, so this is my take on the challenge. The papers I have used are from the Paperbox, as I love plaid I just had to buy this paper not bad at £3.49. The edges have all been torn and distressed inked. I inked the edges of the background paper and then stamped the border.The sketch is from Sketch and stash (the papers are new)

Design Team Member

OMG I have been picked by Wendy to join her on her Design Team over at My Time To Craft, I only found out when I went to see what this weeks challenge was, what a great surprise.Just wanted to say hi to the other design team members and hope that we have lots of fun and inspire everyone to join in the fun.

Anyone for Anya

First  time for this challenge the designs are really sweet, I'm into distressing tags now since going to the workshop last week. I've distressed the tag using a Tim Holtz mask of a swirl (love swirls) added diamond stickle swirls on the masked area for a bit of glitz then I distressed the backround paper to match, finalled added stickles to the brads for extra glitz and voila....

Princess for a day

We had a girlie day out today, that is my mum, daughter,sister and myself however we did let Ethan come along as he is our little prince. We went to the NIA in Birmingham to see Disney on Ice, ohh it was so sweet and all the little girls were dressed in their princess outfits, we decided we want a prince but not sure which shop sells them. Got home to find hubby in bed showing all the signs of swine flu, so it wasn't a great end to the day, just hope we don't all go down with it.

Distressed Magnolia

Thought I'd have a go at a bit of distressing for this card having played with distressing inks this week. The papers used are MME, the flowers were spritzed with cosmic shimmer Lava Red which gives it a lovely sheen to them.

Delightful Daisies

Used a Cuddly Buddly stamp for this design and followed the sketch over at the Cuddly Buddly challenge site for this months challenge, the theme at Charisma Cardz is delightful Daises, a spring feel.At Secret Crafter this week the theme is a colour challenge of Orange and another colour. The image has been coloured with cosmic shimmer and twinkling H20's paints. I put lace under the punched (doiley) strips to add more texture.Papers are MME. love them.

Sample tags

Here are a selection of the sample tags that I made at the workshop at The ArtistTrading Post, I loved making them and I'm brimming with ideas to make some more. I've included ones using masks from Tim Holtz loved this technique all of the tags have been made using Distress Inks.

Artistic Playtime

I'm off tomorrow attending a workshop run by The Artist Trading Post, we are playing with distress inks and stamping......... should be fun and probably messy as they said bring an apron if you want to, thought I'd just get mucky. My husband ,son and grandson are off having a visit out and about in the area whilst they wait for me, aparantly there is a childrens soft play area in Ashbourne so I guess they'll go and check that out. watch this space and I'll post what I made.....

Just got back and had a whale of a time got mucky hands but had lots of fun and learnt so much will post my tags as soon as I get enough light to photo them........ I hate these dark days

Papertake Sketch

I followed the sketch over at Papertake but rotated it again I have used another Pink Gem design the papers are K&KO

Pink Gem Design

Another great sketch at Spoon Of Sugar kept the card simple cos I like simple also love Pink Gem stamps.At Creative card crew the theme is babies and children cards.

Halloween

Have to admit I have never done a Halloween card before so had to adapt stamped Tilda To fit the theme but there are so many challenges out there that are Spooky themed thought I'd better have a go. I followed the sketch from Create for Fun and the following challenge sites have the theme of Spooky or Halloween One Stop Challenge,Rosie Dee, Cupcake,Roses on Paper and Stamp with Fun. Just to let you know that Stamp with fun also have a DT call. Over at Everybody Art they are also having a spooky day

Manga Birthday Card

This is my first time using one of these designs and I have to admit I like them although at first I thought they weren't for me, but you can get a little creative with them......although I would quite like my hair dyed these colours lol, I followed the sketch at Friday Sketchers will def. be using this again. and over at Stamp Something Friday the theme is Bling....... loving bling. This card is for a someone who is very much into Manga so I hope see likes it.

Bright & Zingy

I hope this card fits the theme at Magnloia this week, its about as bright and zingy as I get. I followed the sketch from Sketch and Stash as it was a simple sketch but gave you the opportunity to jazz it up,the new stash I used for this was the flowers  the blue ones are from http://www.beecrafty.co.uk/ and the other two flowers are from Tabby Crafts .....loving these. My Time to Craft have a DT call and the criteria is quick and cute well I managed to complete this card in under 30mins, which is quick for me lol....

Baby Card

Another Pink Gem stamp used for this one entered into a couple of challenges, followed the sketch at Sketch Saturday and the theme at Die Cut Dreams was 'Baby'

Sport = Crafting

Morning fellow chocoholics I think I might have overdone the choccy tasting this week (it was chocolate week ) I'll diet today ready for tomorrow after all its Sunday a day of rest, well it usually means Grand Prix in our house before I'd moan like hell, not anymore its the perfect excuse to take myself off to my little room and craft to my hearts content. So watch this space for Sundays card later on.